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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... #AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Cardiac #Heart #Tumors #Masses #Differential #Classification
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #Heart ... Tumors #Masses #Differential ... #Classification
Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation ... - Classification ... or a mechanical heart ... #AFib #Classification ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation ... Heart disease ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... apnea #Atrial #Fibrillation ... #AFib #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation
• Completely disorganized 
• Immediate cessation of cardiac output, no associated pulse 
• No discernible
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Immediate cessation of cardiac ... #Ventricular #Fibrillation ... #VFib #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Tachycardia
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... #CHF #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... • Migraine Cardiac ... Stenosis • Cardiac ... • AFib/AFlutter ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: Chronic heart ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... - Primary non-cardiac ... illness: Critical ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute heart ... impairment - Cardiac ... #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
when the heart ... It results in cardiac ... 10% of people in cardiac ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG